# SW16 4NE: area report for a postcode in Croydon

SW16 4NE is a postcode in Croydon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Croydon. Open the map at SW16 4NE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16) › [SW16 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16-4)

## Around this postcode

- **59 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Croydon 004E: 111 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **Norbury, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **No property in SW16 4NE listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 004E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW16 4NE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **Low road and rail noise at SW16 4NE**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Winterbourne Junior Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-junior-girls-school-e101745) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-nursery-and-infants-school-e101746) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Winterbourne Boys' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-boys-academy-e140683) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gonville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gonville-academy-e136714) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Morris Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-morris-primary-school-e102661) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-merton-e131897) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Paxton Academy Sports And Science](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paxton-academy-sports-and-science-e140967) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-merton-e141143) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £535,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £810,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2023 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £700,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2024 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2023 | £603,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE (410 m); NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE (450 m); WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: NORBURY PHARMACY (360 m); CRANSTON PHARMACY (410 m); AKASI PHARMACY (680 m); EAGLE CHEMIST (970 m)
- Dental practices: WARWICK GARDENS DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); JAZZ DENTAL PRACTICE (430 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (580 m); BIP DENTAL LTD (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Thornton Heath Rd Express (360 m, Tesco); Tesco New Park Esso Express (590 m, Tesco); Lidl Thornton Heath London (600 m, Lidl); Co-op South Lodge Avenue - Mitcham (710 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Norbury (980 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £390,041** (July 2026). Croydon’s average house price was £390,041 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,326** (2025). Full-time workers living in Croydon earned a median of £44,326 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 60th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Croydon costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 96th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Croydon has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 106th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Croydon 004E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Croydon 004E has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £730,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 004E was £730,000 in 2025. Joint 1,319th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,575** (2021). Croydon 004E had 1,575 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,439th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Croydon 004E, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SW16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £467,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW16 was £467,500 in 2025. Joint 369th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 86,975** (2021). SW16 had 86,975 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 14th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In SW16, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)
- Centre: 51.4005, -0.1227

Council: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Streatham and Croydon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/streatham-and-croydon-north): Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1227,51.4005,SW164NE

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